Where does “statskupp” come from?
statskupp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
statskupp (Norwegian Bokmål): a coup d'état
Definitions
- a coup d'état
Ancestry of “statskupp”, step by step
statskupp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stat | a state |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål kupp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kupp | a coup |
| 2 | French | coup | blow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;... |
| 3 | Old French | colp | strike; hit |
| 4 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |